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Carly Pearce picks her Tracks Of My Years

Country superstar Carly Pearce - who's playing 'Grand Ole Opry: Live In London' on September 26th - takes us on her ten-song journey all this week. Plus Ten To The Top at 1030.

Country superstar Carly Pearce takes Vernon on her ten-song journey on Tracks Of My Years.

Having left her home in Kentucky aged just 15, Carly went from working at Dollywood - Dolly Parton's theme park - to becoming a Grammy and three-time Country Music Association winner.

She achieved her breakthrough with the hit single 'Every Little Thing' in 2017, and Carly's also known for anthems like 'I Hope You're Happy Now', 'Oklahoma' and 'What He Didn't Do'. Last year, she released her fourth album, 'Hummingbird', and she was in the UK earlier in the year as part of a huge European tour.

In 2023, Carly marked her 100th appearance at the legendary Grand Ole Opry, and last week she was on the bill for the first ever Opry held outside of America. Held at the Royal Albert Hall, 'Grand Ole Opry: Live In London' is one of the ways the institution is marking its centenary. Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Darius Rucker, Marty Stuart and Mumford & Sons were part of the lineup, and it’ll be on Radio 2 on Thursday 2nd October, with the TV version on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two later in the month.

Plus the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top, a trip in to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Archive with Vernon's Vault, and the Record and Album Of The Week.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 29 Sep 2025 09:30

Music Played

  • Oasis

    Live Forever

    • Definitely Maybe.
    • Big Brother Records.
    • 003.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.
  • RAYE

    WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

    • (CD Single).
    • RAYE.
  • The Temptations

    Get Ready

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Joni Mitchell

    Big Yellow Taxi

    • Joni Mitchell.
    • Reprise.
  • Modern Romance

    Best Years Of Our Lives

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • Rhino.
  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 10.
  • Lady Gaga

    The Dead Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
  • Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    • Michael Jackson - Off The Wall.
    • Epic.
  • Myles Smith

    Stay (If You Wanna Dance)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Calvin Harris

    Feels (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Erasure

    Blue Savannah

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.
  • Lewis Capaldi

    Something In The Heavens

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Got To Give It Up

    • Marvin Gaye - The Love Songs.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Talking Heads

    Once In A Lifetime

    • Talking Heads - Remain In Light.
    • Sire.
  • James Morrison

    Cry Your Tears On Me

    • Fight Another Day.
    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Olivia Dean

    So Easy (To Fall In Love)

    • The Art Of Loving.
    • Capitol.
  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Stereophonics

    Colours Of October

    • Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait.
    • EMI.
  • LeAnn Rimes

    Blue

    • NOW That's What I Call Country.
    • Now! Music.
    • 8.
  • Seal

    Kiss From A Rose

    • Batman Forever O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • ZTT.
    • 7.
  • Mariah Carey

    Play This Song (feat. Anderson .Paak)

    • Here For It All.
    • Gamma.

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Sep 2025 09:30

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